When I first started attending Scottish festivals and Highland games, I observed two different types of clans: those that…
As I prepare to help host a Clan Chattan tent at the upcoming Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, I am…
Whether or not we have recent family connections to Scotland, we Scottish Americans are very much enthralled with Scottish…
This weekend is the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. It’s a…
Two-hundred and forty years ago today, Oct. 7, 1780, a group of backcountry militiamen won a decisive battle over…
I should be in Scotland right now. Touring an Islay distillery. Enjoying a wee dram. Sigh. Like many, many…
The tagline of my blog says it’s for people who are keen on “kilts, whisky, bagpipes and heritage.” I…